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Cultivating culture and spirits: The untold story of a mezcal-making Mexican farmer
By Jayendrina Singha Ray, Guest columnist
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Here’s a column for anyone who loves their dog | Whale’s Tales
It is plain to me in looking at dogs small and large that a decent share of them…
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Dear government: Hold your horses when regulating trucks | Brunell
Next to gasoline and diesel, natural gas also has the greatest number of refueling stations.
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It’s time to part ways with foolish self-righteousness | Whale’s Tales
I have been thinking lately about those “Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey” bits on Saturday Night Live in…
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Voting for Prop. 1 | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Coming up in the November general election, Prop. 1 authorizes the Valley Regional Fire Authority to build a…
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Please protect your children from BS spreaders | Whale’s Tales
Among the most useful things I studied in college were debate, and deceptive messaging in advertising.
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Believing in a flawless country is not balanced or realistic | Whale’s Tales
My country can do no wrong.
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Camp Auburn leaves an impression that lasts a lifetime | Whale’s Tales
I remember watching when I was a kid as my older sister and then my three brothers hit…
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Open your eyes and avoid the stains of prejudice | Whale’s Tales
I have been thinking lately about all the people who by some dark mechanism have managed to willfully…
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You and me and a few linguistic stinkeroos | Whale’s Tales
I am a student of language. However, I never criticize spoken goofs. That could earn me a smack,…
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‘Leave it to the states’ has left me disappointed | Whale’s Tales
In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on the…
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Organized thoughts about my second fight with cancer | Whale’s Tales
It is 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
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Too many hare-brained ideas have hopped the fence | Whale’s Tales
In a United States not so far away and not so long ago, common sense muscled lunatic ideas…
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Approve Prop. 1: Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy | Guest column
Karen Lee, a U.S. Army veteran and CEO of Plymouth Housing, shares why King County voters should vote…
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Here’s an ‘old-fashioned’ view of some modern dilemmas | Whale’s Tales
I have been writing this opinion column ever since my return from the extended time I took off…
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Pot-of-gold theory: Memories from an innocent age | Whale’s Tales
Apparently, word about our adventure got around, as for weeks we were the butt of jokes at school.
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Bumper cherry crop sweetens WA’s farm economy | Brunell
The good news is this state’s cherry crop looks good — a marked improvement over 2022. It is…
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From identity to art: Q&A with two Puget Sound drag artists
By Jayendrina Singha Ray, Guest columnist
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Give yourself permission to find your own drumbeat | Whale’s Tales
The summer before I graduated from college, an unasked-for “bolt from the blue” changed my life.